8.8
pretty badTypical Repair Cost:
$2,167.00
Average Mileage:
76,223 miles
Total Complaints:
133 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (39 reports)
- rebuild transmission (34 reports)
- replace transmission (32 reports)
- repair torque converter (17 reports)
- ford should repair this (11 reports)
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Ford dealer.
2012Mar 15
Taurus SEL 3.0L
- Automatic transmission
- 49,088 miles
i bought this car for my daughter, it only had 70000 kms on it,she fell in love with (it was a short romance) got from an estate sale, paid a good dollar for it. , she lives 600 miles away from us . had the car a week she drove home drivers side front floor got wet ,soft spot in the floor , 500.00 to repair, last month tranny 3000.00 to repair, heat shield over exhaust broke off yesterday ,now this morning a noise in the engine. the car to look at for 2005 is mint, she's here visiting this Easter weekend. going o have to give my old 03 Honda civic with 200k on to dr back .a least i know she,ll get there .I've always been a ford man, been courier agent for 30 yrs , i own 4 ford unit now, but i think with the problem with all lately, the poor parts and service from ford, I'll be using Mercedes sprinters next. ford still got a long to go with their customers
2012Apr 03
Taurus SE 3.0L
- Automatic transmission
- 60,000 miles
Have owned nothing but Fords for the last 35 years. Three actually owned right now. Next vehicle purchase will be japanese. Have tried to support domestic companies but no longer. Good bye Ford forever!
2012Apr 09
Taurus SE 3.0L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 79,986 miles
I bought this car in February and was told that car is good at 76000 miles. When dring the car its real comfortable but things start to happen after 1 week. I notice it start to slam and when driving at 60 to 70 miles and star slowing down its jumping and nosiy. I was warnead to say d but I was won over by the saleman. Sad to say they are liars and never ever trust a salesman. Every car is good. . I will all folks here that Ford 2005 transmission is no good. I will never buy another ford again. Please note most people buy ford because of this - Put AF before the word FORD and this is what I can AFFORD . I has a loan and will not fix it because the problem might happen again. I will pay off the loan and move on. May God bless the later Ford Generations - the nowadays one will not do anything for Ford owners. Please note Ford did not take the bail out money from Obama - yet their stocks are up - not because of 2005 FORD TAURUS
2011Jul 02
Taurus SE 3.2L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 67,000 miles
I have been dealing with faulty transmission for several months now. I try not to drive my Taurus unless necessary these days, as I do not have the money to fix it yet. The car does not have problems driving short distances around town, but when I have to drive across the Twin Span into New Orleans, usually after driving at high speeds of 65+ for about 30 minutes, the tachometer will leap higher, then slowly fall to 0. I will be pressing the gas, but the car will slowly decelerate. The only gears that work are park and neutral. Once I coast to a stop on the shoulder, the car will cough and sputter until I turn it off.
But all I do is wait about 10 seconds, then turn the car on again, and it runs fine! For about 10-15 mins that is. Then we repeat the process all over again. Lately it has been getting worse. When just sitting idle at a red light, the car shakes and coughs a little bit. I'm saving up to get it fixed, but I am really sick of having a car that I purchased only 3 years ago that is so unreliable and dangerous. With so many other people experiencing the same thing, I don't feel like it's my fault as a driver. The fault lies with Ford for making a bad product. I agree will so many others who have commented here, I will never buy Ford again. When I purchase a car, I would like it if the car actually worked.
2012Mar 08
Taurus 3.0L
- Automatic transmission
- 95,000 miles
Being somewhat retired due to medical problems and being on a VERY limited income, we decided to spend all our savings and buy a 2005 Taurus from my daughter. She had purchased it brand new and it had all of it's regular maintanance. I was driving it in town, at 25 mph and stopped at a four way stop. I turned left and the car revved up but did not go! I was left on the street in traffic, in the rain!
A nice young man stopped and helped push it to a safe location. I had to find a ride to go to Anderson Ford in Bellefontaine, Ohio. We went to the service department and told the desk person of our problem. Sadly, with a nasty smirk on his face... he told us tough luck, no warranty....
Sorry, but not worth $3300. to fix!
Ford, you should be ashamed!!!!! What next? Disposable cars? Might as well be!
Last Ford I ever buy!
2011Dec 01
Taurus SE 3.0L
- Automatic transmission
- 120,000 miles
I have a 2005 ford Taurus one day I got up drove the car to work can ran fine.When i got off to head home I started my car and put it in gear but the car would not move in any gear.The fluid is full but the transmission went out all of a sudden if any one hears about a class action lawsuit on this crappy transmission please let me know.
2012Mar 03
Taurus SE 3.0L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 43,558 miles
I was shocked to say the least at how many people with the same year Taurus (2005) had the same transmission problem as my wife and daughter just experienced while coming
back late on a Saturday night from taking my son home after my daughter's Birthday Party.
The same as I have been reading, my Wife made a left turn, started going when all of a sudden the tranny disengaged and the tachometer needle registered high rpm's then bottomed out and she had no more forward or reverse gears just park & neutral. I thank God
she was on a down grade and was able to pull into a parking lot where they launch boats,and it didn't happen on the steel bridge that goes across the Illinois River.
We bought this Taurus to replace a Buick Century that was getting up in years and had over 250,000 miles on it (AS I LOOK BACK OH WHAT A WONDERFUL CAR) we have only had this piece of cow dung Taurus for a little over a year and 27,000 miles later were getting spanked for a replacement transmission. FORD WTF WHERE YOU THINKING ? You did it to may parents with a 1965 Galaxy 500 (faulty frame),my 1990 ranger (tranny)and now 2005 Taurus (tranny) guess what three strikes and "YOUR OUT". I'll never buy another Ford again,your not a company who stands behind its product you never have and I guess you never will.
I can only say that I hope someday there is a Class Action Lawsuit for all the people who had to shell out their hard earned dollars on these transmissions or for the one fella I read about that lost his life trying to push your product off to the side of a highway, They say buy AMERICAN, but its truly hard with this type of cheap material and workmanship...
2012Feb 03
Taurus SE 3.0L V 6
- Automatic transmission
- 58,848 miles
Very discouraged- My 2005 Ford Taurus SE V6 needed a new transmission after 58,848 miles. Purchased it new, serviced it regularly at the dealer- did all the timely maintenance required-and the transmission just died. I have been a ford man for 25 years -- but no more. All my friends and relatives know the story. I will be spreading the word. GOOD BYE FORD.
2012Jan 17
Taurus SE 3.0L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 97,000 miles
I bought this Taurus in 2007 with only 18000 miles on it. Got a good deal on it and needed something. Fortunately, when I bought it, I bought the extended warranty. At 32000 miles the timing chain broke while my brother was driving it. After this repair was complete I think the dealer damaged the A/C compressor as it died about a week after getting it back from the timing chain repair. All of this was fixed under my extended warranty and was over $4000 for the repairs. Well since these repairs the car has been reliable with no problems until today. I was driving to work and noticed that the engine was revving up, but there wasn't much movement forward. At the first stop light the car did not move when I hit the gas at first then lurched forward. Fortunately, I was near a parking lot and immediately pulled in and tried all gears and found that it would no longer move at all. So I think now the tranny must be dead. I had it towed and am waiting on a diagnosis. After checking this site for this car and the symptoms, I am sure that it will need to be replaced. Will update the results later...
Update from Feb 1, 2012: After the mechanic had a look at the car, it turned out to be some switch that was damaged and had to be replaced. Of course the fluid had also run out of the transmission and this is why it would not move. I have driven it now for a few hundred miles and it seems to be fine. Have to drive the thing about 800 miles to get home in the next few weeks so we will see.
2011Dec 12
Taurus SEL
- Automatic transmission
- 64,000 miles
I purchased Ford Taurus vehicle brand new 2005 had a problem with the torque converter the car just died on road no warning had extended warranty on car just over 36.000 miles Now dec 2011 light came on check transmission took to Ford was told the transmission needed repaired at least 2000 dollars to fix the car has 64,000 miles on it I am so disappointed with this car and Ford right now we recently paid off the vehicle and the warranty is up, and Ford states there is nothing they can do car is out of warranty I have purchased new cars from ford for over 20 years will never again!!! Ford really needs to recall these vehicles it is not fair to us to have these cost when the car has low mileage and transmission goes It is not right .
2008Dec 15
Taurus SEL
- Automatic transmission
- 40,885 miles
I have purchased fords for 20 years when my car just died on the road no warning was towed to ford solution was the torque converter which was covered under my extended warranty thank god very diss appointed was shocked that would go with such low mileage on the vehicle.
2012Jan 21
Taurus SEL 3.0L
- Automatic transmission
- 84,134 miles
This is a failing transmission. Not a total failure at the moment. I drove to a friend's house about 90 minutes outside of Boston. On our way back into Boston the next day, in some minor snow and temperatures in the mid-20's I noticed the transmissions jerking slightly as it tried to up shift (I'm guessing from 3rd to 4th as it was occurring only at speeds above 45 mph or so.
I was actually lucky for the inclement weather because the average speed on the highway was only around 45 so I didn't have to force the car into fourth gear. I got the car back to my neighborhood and parked it.
Haven't yet had a chance to take the car to a mechanic, but I'm not optimistic about it being something minor. To spend $2700 on this issue now seems a bit silly because the car is only worth around $3000. I've never liked the way this transmission behaved. Now I'm really not a fan. After reading everyone else's problems, I can believe Ford won't do anything to help up. Very disappointed right now.
2009Apr 01
Taurus SEL
- Automatic transmission
- 60,000 miles
I didn't realize how much of a problem this was until today. I will be adding a second complaint in a little while as after putting a rebuilt transmission in the car at 60,000 miles we will be putting a second in at 110,000 miles. Something must be done about this. If so many people are having the same problem!!
I noticed an issue with the tranmission when I first bought the car, took it back to have it looked at they told me there was nothing wrong. I told them when the I was in traffice the tranmission shiffted hard between 1st and second gear. Needless to say they did nothing. Then at around 60,000 the tranmission went out all together left me stranded on a highway. Cost to fix would have been 3000 if we had not purchased the extended warranty.
2011Dec 20
Taurus V6
- Automatic transmission
- 59,000 miles
It's hard to believe that with <60,000 miles that we have to pay to replace the transmission on a car I purchased new. The cost will be at least $3,000.00.
2011Dec 21
Taurus ES V6
- Automatic transmission
- 35,091 miles
i bought this car in good faith,i had been looking for a car because my Buick was getting on in years.i had been looking at many different dealers ships until i asked a friend if he could keep his eyes open for a good used car.a long time had pass when i was told about this ford Taurus 2005 it was just beautiful ran good no problem until 12-21-11 when my transmission started to act sluggish i would stop and it just would not move then a few seconds it slowly started moving .i only have 35,091 on the car.i called the place i brought it at ,they said we can not help you i put to many miles on it frome the time i bought it to now.I DO NOT WANT TO SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN,GERMANY,KOREN OR ANY OTHER THAT I MIT HAVE MISsED, IN MY YOUTH I BOUGHT A FOREIGN MADE CAR HAD TROUBLES WITH IT I CAME BACK TO AMERICAN MADE ,UNTIL 12-21-11 .all i ask is why a car that has so many complaints about transmission problems why isn`t it being fix before it leaves the factory or are the trade people along with management have that i can`t see from my house.AMERICA FROM THE PRESIDENT DOWN TO ME, I WAS AFRAID TO OPEN MY MOUTH, WHERE IS THE HELP FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY OR ANY VEHICLE COMPANY THAT MAKES AMERICAN MADE ,I CHALLENGE ANYONE WHO WILLING TO GO STAND ON A STREET WHERE CARS GO BY AND COUNT AND COMPARE HOW MANY FOREIGN MADE TOO AMERICAN MADE VEHICLES ARE ON THE ROAD .hog wash we can build a rocket to go to the moon and back ,yet we are told they can`t build a low cost ,improve the gas mileage on vehicle or are you top c.e.o.forcing us into buying all electric vehicle how much money will stop the greed how many families will be destroyed before it ends.one day we will have to answer for what we do .
2011Dec 30
Taurus
- Automatic transmission
- 68,000 miles
I purchased 2005 ford Taurus from a dealer two months back and it has 68000 miles on it, all of a sudden it started giving troubles while driving on uphill, the car doesn't catch up to the speed when going on uphill even i give lot of acceleration, when I took the vehicle to Ford service they verified and informed me that the transmission failed and it needs to be replaced which would cost me additional $3,400. I should have read all the reviews before purchasing this JUNK FORD CAR. I m looking towards the dealer to see what he can do to me.
2010Sep 08
Taurus SE 3.2L
- Automatic transmission
- 100,000 miles
I was driving to work one morning, which is about 40 miles away from my home. I had no problems or any indication something was wrong with my transmission. I turned into the driveway at work and it just died. Transmission was completely gone. I had to have it towed to the dealer and they told me he new what the problem was and it would have to be rebuilt or replaced. This is a bunch of crap.
So many Taurus' are having this problem. Why doesn't Ford recall them?
2011Jul 27
Taurus SEL V6
- Automatic transmission
- 96,000 miles
I got in my vehicle and fixing to go to work and put it in reverse and RPMs shot up but didnt move. Motoring running normally. I then put it in park and tried reverse again; again RPMs shot up, then tried other gears and none worked. I killed my car and recranked and repeated above steps with same results. This happened in July and it is now Sept 20, 2011 and my vehicle is still in the shop and still not fixed. I bought my vehicle used in May 2010 from Jay Mallard Ford in Jonesboro, LA. Never had a moments trouble with this vehicle. There was no warnings of a problem. My vehicle was well maintained and service during my ownership. I am just thankful I was not stranded anywhere and didnt have a wreck with this malfunction.
2011Dec 02
Taurus SE 3.0L
- Automatic transmission
- 79,846 miles
I saw the huge complaints,I was just worrying about my car,now it happened.
2011Nov 01
Taurus SE 3.0L
- Automatic transmission
- 110,000 miles
After I researched online and used some old mechanical knowledge I concluded that my torque converter failed. To use old school method to check this, check your transmission fluid with the engine running hot and in neutral if the fluid level does not drop to its normal running level this means that the spline in the converter has sheered.
2011Nov 18
Taurus V6
- Automatic transmission
- 100,000 miles
I own a 2005 Ford Taurus and just discovered that it has transmission problems! I was driving in traffic went to move forward and the engine revved and the car didn't move. I was lucky enough that it clicked back into gear enough for me to get it to a mechanic. He told me that it was the transmission. I do some research and come to find out that this is a big issue with the Ford Taurus and that Ford refuses to do anything about it. I just sent an e-mail to Ford and I am going to contact an attorney tomorrow to see what steps are needed for a class action suit. In the meantime, I will be spreading the word to all of my family and friends that buy Ford to think twice before they do. I am so disappointed. Stand American, Buy American...and this is why are sales are down....
2011Jul 31
Taurus SE
- Automatic transmission
- 87,000 miles
After reading the number of complaints about the SAME issue that I had today with my car, I decided to post a complaint as well. Just as MANY others, my car was going great...stopped at a stop sign, made the corner then the RPMS went thru the roof...no forward or backward gears. The ONLY gear that works is PARK!! These transmissions are JUNK from the word go! I do feel like Ford should accept responsibility for this issue and make restitution to all of us who BOUGHT AMERICAN...and got screwed!!! The only solution I know that might work is to post contact information for Ford Motor Company and possibly file a class action lawsuit...here is the information I found...Phone number for Customer Relations is..800-392-3673...address is Ford Motor Company, Customer Relationship Center, P.O. Box 6248, Dearborn, MI 48126...
good luck to all...take my advice SHOP FOR A TOYOTA!!!! That's what I plan to do! Oh and post on Facebook! That seems to get some attention!
2011Jul 24
Taurus SE V6
- Automatic transmission
- 77,000 miles
Typical Taurus Transmission Failure - 77,000 miles - transmission just failed while driving. Well maintained car - fluids checked / changed regularly and car driven without undo stress / wear and tear. Clearly poor manufacturing / design. Unlikely I will own another American Car after having now owned 3 Taurus. The 1990 went 100000 before giving it up. This one 77,000 and the other one I own has me scared to think when it will quit. I'm headed for a Japanese built car with a better warranty, better record of reliability and better mileage. If I can't get 150,000 miles out of a drive train, I'm not interested. Thought they had worked to improve their reputation, but guess I was wrong. I should have known better.
2011Jun 10
Taurus SEL 3.0L
- Automatic transmission
- 96,800 miles
I'm so sorry I bought this 2005 3.0L automatic Taurus, I have no words for it.It's been a POS since the day I bought it,I got it new.After 2000 miles,it burned off the right front tire.Took it back to the dealer four times for an alignmant,nine thousand miles and 3 tires later,took it to a friend who is the service manager at a large tire store,when he saw the car,he rolled his eyes.WE both worked for Goodyear years ago,so I did most of the job,we ended up having to break welds on the top shock mount and rewelded them to align it,and we still couldn't get it perfect.It still chews up right front tires twice as fast as the left. The gas mileage absolutely SUCKS.My wife drives it almost strictly on the highway to work,at best,it gets 18 MPG.My old POC '99 Grand Am is twice as fast,more comfortable,and gets 22MPG IN TOWN,and has over 200,000 miles on it with nothing but maintainence.By the way,I use nothing but Mobil one in my cars,I also have a '73 Saab Sonett with 125,000 miles on it.A year after we bought the Taurus,we hated it so much,we tried to trade it in on a Pontiac Solstace.They offered us EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS LESS THAN WE OWED ON IT FOR A TRADE!!!!! Something like $6500.00 for a year old car,so we can't even get rid of it..
Now,on to the last straw..The transmission has always been annoying.I live in hilly country,and in snow..WHY THE H#LL would FORD,put a transmission in a car that you can't downshift?? Several weeks ago,it started slipping in third gear.I changed the fluid at 45,000 and 85,000 miles,drained it again when the problems started,every time,it looked like mud.Two weeks later,it just STOPPED in the middle of a busy highway,my wife ended up stranded at night in the middle of nowhere on the way home from work.The trans is sitting on the floor at my friends garage right now,I can't even find a replacement because mine has a column shift,most were floor shifts.When I saw the trans,my head almost exploded.The transmission is huge,but most of it is the torque converter/differential..The actual TRANSMISSION is the size of a TWO LITRE soda bottle,something that belongs in a Focus.[by the way,spell that one backwards..]
I will NEVER,EVER BUY ANOTHER FORD,I badmouth them every chance I get to anyone that will listen,and even a few that don't want to.My friend is a Ford designer,I don't even talk to him anymore...I've owned Fords all my life,DOZENS of them,the Grand Am was my first non Ford,[it was just too good a deal to pass up on..],or non foreign sports car,and the Saab has a Ford motor...
2011Jul 23
Taurus SE 3.0L
- Automatic transmission
- 104,250 miles
Ford Taursu 2005/ Had minor A/C service done on 7/21. Car had run fine up to now. Technician suggested transmission flush, that was not done. Drove the car about 150 miles since Thur and had a catastrophic transmission failre on I-81 on 7/23 in 100 degree heat. Did technician cause a problem? Based on what I've seen, it appears this is a common problem with Taurus. Had car towed and was picked up 80 miles from home. Will make decision on repair tomorrow?($800-$2000) Need the car to last another 50k miles. Body in good shape and engine appear to be running fine.
2011Oct 04
Taurus
- Automatic transmission
- 49,000 miles
I am reporting this on behalf of my dear friend, who could not report this problem because he lost his precious life in the incident. Two weeks after this 24th birthday, Jason and I were coming back from having his official birthday dinner. We were traveling on a busy highway, when all of a sudden his 2005 Ford Taurus started going up in RPMs, just as if it had slipped into neutral. He tried to accelerate a few more times, but only the RPMS went up. His car was still in drive. At this point, the car had slowed down to about 20 mph, and we decided to to try to find room to stop. The car finally came to a stop, but we didn't have a chance to find room to veer to the side of the road, since cars were traveling in both left and right lanes. At this point in time, some traffic had cleared up by going around us, so we decided to push...and we got out while the car was in the middle of the highway. While Jason got out, I heard the most horrific sound of my life...as Jason had exited the vehicle, I hear brakes and tires squealing and a faint scream from Jason and several thumps. My friend Jason got hit as he tried to exit the car. Several passer bys, including the vehicle that hit him stopped...and offered tremendous help. Despite attempts to revive him, he died on the way to the hospital. There were no charges files against the woman who had hit him, since she did not expect a person to come out of a car in the middle of a highway.
The car was towed to the mechanic a couple weeks after, and they concluded it is indeed the transmission failure that affects this car.
A transmission failure at this low-mileage (49k) resulted in my friends death. His parents had bought him a newer car thinking that it would be safer than a smaller car and the low mileage would mean less problems. Ford has refused to admit any fault and refused to admit anything about their transmission, even after a death like this. They showed no condolence, and acted as if it were our fault, even though we tried our best to move off the road.
This car should be taken off the road, immediately. Ford knows about the problem, but refuses to do anything about it. Unfortunately, it won't even take a death for Ford to acknowledge and deal with the problem.
Rest in Peace Jason P., our dear friend, son, and brother, on behalf of all of us who loved him.
2011Apr 19
Taurus SE 3.0L
- Automatic transmission
- 65,000 miles
FORD KNOWS TAURUS TORQUE CONVERTERS ARE JUNK AND THE DEALERS KNOW IT TOO. WE STOPPED PAYMENT BECAUSE DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR TSB OR RECALL.YES YOU CAN STOP PAYMENT .SEE YOU IN COURT.
2010Jun 13
Taurus SE
- Automatic transmission
- 74,000 miles
Approximately 15 months and about 15,000 miles later, the torque converter went out on the transmission we got rebuilt. Dealer refused to do anything about it, never got any responses from Ford to the numerous emails and phone calls. I will NEVER, NEVER, NEVER purchase a Ford product again and have told all family and friends to be careful about this car. Saw numerous problems with this transmission on the internet and it took twelve calls to mechanics to find one who would work on a Ford transmission. All said the car had numerous transmission problems.
2009Mar 15
Taurus SE
- Automatic transmission
- 56,000 miles
On my way to Easter pictures and car just stopped in the middle of a very busy road. Had to have it towed home. Argued with Ford and loan company for three weeks about who would pay for fix. Until I refused to pay for the loan then Ford called me and agreed to honor extended warranty. Took almost 2 months to get car back.
2008Aug 05
Taurus SE 3.0L
- Automatic transmission
- 36,650 miles
We bought the car used, so it may have been a pre existing problem, but in the middle of summer in Florida, where it can get darn close to 100 degrees, the 4 speed automatic transmission went out on our 2005 Ford Taurus, leaving us stranded. We had just barely exceeded the 36,000 mile warranty, and had to bark like hell to the reps at Ford, who wanted me to pay $3000+ for a "Rebuild" (note, not a new one). Finally, a friendly rep agreed with me that it was ridiculous to have a major repair, 500 miles after the warranty expired, and I got off with just a $500 deductible.
They required that I had it done at the Ford dealer, and gave me a 12 month 12k warranty on the rebuilt transmission (parts only). Lo and behold, 8 months later, the transmission breaks again. Unfortunately, we had put 13000 miles in those 8 months. I said this was more ridiculous than the original situation. The rep said they could no longer extend the warranty, and I would be responsible for the repairs (now estimated at $3,250). I told the service manager, he wasn't touching it, and had it towed home, where it sat in my driveway until tax refund time. I had a local transmission specialist fix it. He charged me $2700 and gave me a 36 month, unlimited mileage warranty, that has only recently expired.
2011Sep 26
Taurus SE 3.0L
- Automatic transmission
- 149,500 miles
This is my wife car. She called me at work and said that the car will not move in any gear. I thought that it was the whole tranny but just the converter. I had to take a half day off work to get the car. Now it says in the instrument panel to check transmission and the engine light comes on. Why can't they build a car like the old ones'.
2011Jun 23
Taurus SE
- Automatic transmission
- 70,000 miles
Driving down a busy highway inside a construction zone, I eased onto the gas when my car wouldn't move forward and suddenly my engine revved like it was in neutral. Had to dodge two lanes of traffic to get it over, but since there was no emergency area for disabled vehicles due to construction, I had to put it off the road in the mud after we've received several days of constant rain.
I finally got it towed to a transmission shop and in some ways I got lucky because I bought an extended service contract which covers mostly the entire transmission. I haven't been updated by the shop on the exact problem yet, but it sounds like it's an issue with the torque converter. Reading so many related issues on this transmission is insane. I've only bought and driven a Taurus for the past 11 years and I've always been happy with them. If they are putting together known defects or, for the lack of better words, known components, then I'm not so sure anymore.
2011Jun 19
Taurus LS V6
- Automatic transmission
- 94,000 miles
I read all the complaints. Mine is no different. I was driving 65 mph and was 87 miles from home when the transmission failed. Waiting to get the full report from the mechanic.
I will think twice about buying another Ford. Ironically, hours prior to this incident I make a remark that I would consider a F-150.... maybe not. I understand that this is an inherent risk of motoring (and manufacturing motor vehicles); however, it is disappointing to have to substantially re-invest in a vehicle after having it paid off.
It is my hope that our Taurus will prove its worth in the long run. If this is the case, I will be willing to come to terms with this issue. I will never be able to say, "It never left me walking."
2011May 04
Taurus SEL
- Automatic transmission
- 110,000 miles
VERY DISAPPOINTED IN FORD I THOUGHT WHEN I BOUGHT THIS CAR I WAS GETTING A DEPENDABLE CAR. WRONG YOU CAN FIND ME ON THE ROAD DEAD WITH ALL THE OTHERS AND WITH A BIG REPAIR BILL. I'M STILL TRYING TO COME UP WITH THE MONEY TO REPAIR IT. WHO HAS 2,000 OR MORE IN THIS DAY AND AGE JUST SITTING AROUND. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT FORD HAS GONE THIS LONG WITHOUT A RECALL. I KNOW WHY THEY WERE THE ONLY CAR COMPANY NOT TO GO UNDER BECAUSE THEY WERE MAKING CHEAP CARS. THE NEXT CAR I WILL GET WILL NOT BE FROM FORD EVER AGAIN. YOU BUY AMERICAN AND THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS.
2011Apr 08
Taurus ES 3.2L
- Automatic transmission
- 187,254 miles
This is the same problem I had just a year ago. It is getting crazy. I hope if I have this car next year I don't have to replace the same thing again.
2011Aug 06
Taurus
- Automatic transmission
- 160,000 miles
I was at a stoplight with my 3 year old. Thank GOD I made it through the light just enough to get my car off of the road. It would not go into any gear whatsoever. It just sounded like I was revving up the motor. I think something needs to be done about this problem before someone is hurt really bad. I was so shocked at all of the complaints and Ford has done nothing about this problem. I will not be buying another Ford. Like my grandmother always said FORD means Found On Road Dead.............
2010Apr 01
Taurus
- Automatic transmission
- 46,000 miles
The Ford Motor Company knows this a flawed piece of equipment, but refuses to recall it because it would cost them Millions to make it right.
2011May 24
Taurus SEL 3.0L
- Automatic transmission
- 54,308 miles
My wife was driving to the store a couple miles from home. While driving along she had no forward motion, or any backward motion either. My son came walking back to the house and got me. I tried everything, all gears, nothing worked. I had it towed home and put it in the driveway, We garaged it until we could gather enough cash to fix it. I went onto this web site and was amazed at how many people had the same experience. I called to check on recalls and found nothing for this problem. I called the Ford company and filed a complaint. I urge all of you to do the same, maybe if they get enough calls, they'll do something.
It appears to be the torque converter, so I call the guy fixing mine and sure enough, that's what it was. I had it fixed by a reputable shop and got out fairly inexpensively. To say I'm unhappy is an understatement, a Six year old car with 54,000 miles, there is no excuse. I own a F 150 and a Taurus. Ford Quality if this is what it is then I will not be buying back into the Ford propaganda machine again. If Ford wont stand up and admit they have a problem I will look elsewhere for my next car purchase....
2011May 18
Taurus LS V6
- Automatic transmission
- 77,500 miles
Add me to the list of people who have had transmission problems with the 2005 Taurus. I was driving to work this morning, when suddenly my car quit moving. I couldn't move forward or reverse. The mechanic told me that I'm going to need a new transmission. Now that I've read through the complaints, I'm guessing that I have a problem with the torque converter. Thanks Ford!
2011Jun 20
Taurus
- Automatic transmission
- 113,000 miles
tHIS IS THE 2ND TIME THAT THIS CAR HAS LEFT ME STRANDED. The first time I was on a side road and it just stopped ... would not move forwards or backwards. I had the modulator to the transmission repaired for approx.900.00. The 2nd time, only a few days ago, I had just exited off of a heavily traffic type of interstate and the car just stopped - same symptoms as before .... I thought I would be dead. This is a very dangerous vehicle. SOmeone is going to be killed because of this malfunction. I guess it is time to get rid of this bad boy and never buy another Ford Taurus. What a waste and a pity and I can't believe there is no RECALL.
2011May 06
Taurus SEL
- Automatic transmission
- 75,000 miles
Come on, Ford, really? And you wonder why people buy Japanese? My wife was on her way out of town without me when the car stopped. No power. Tranny failure. Thank God she was only 3 miles from home and not stranded on the highway!!! Thanks Ford. I bought American and you bit me in the ass. 2800 to repair in this economy. You should be ashamed of yourselves. MAKE THIS RIGHT!!!
2011May 03
Taurus SE 3.0L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 70,120 miles
I really loved my '05 Taurus... I even wrote Ford an email about a year ago to that effect. It had just turned 70,000 miles. On the way to work in the morning I got off the tollway and stopped at the first traffic light. When it changed, I stepped on the gas, but the engine just raced like it was in neutral. I tried all the gears and reverse, but none worked. There was no sign of any problem before this.
Thinking something electrical happened, I turned off the engine and restarted it, but nothing changed. I was in disbelief that my trusty Taurus could be doing this. I tried all the gears and restarted the engine again, and several more times in desperation, but finally had to accept the fact that it stranded me pretty much in the middle of nowhere. I was in the right lane on a four lane divided highway and, luckily, on a slight incline, so I put the trans in neutral and coasted backwards around the corner to a much less busy road.
I had to have towed it to a repair shop and rent a car. The shop rebuilt the transmission for $2330 and showed me the problem - a stripped spline on the pump shaft that mates with the torque converter. I have owned many cars, and never had or heard of a transmission quitting with under 100,000 miles. It certainly was the last thing I expected, especially since I had been very good to this car.
I called Ford and asked for help, and they called back saying there was no recall for this problem on my VIN # and that it was out of warranty, so there was nothing they could do. After seeing all the similar complaints here and on other websites, and the class action lawsuit over the same problem with the Ford Freestar and Mercury Monterey, I'm wondering why the Taurus is not included. The whole thing has certainly changed my opinion about my Taurus and Ford.
2011Apr 24
Taurus
- Automatic transmission
- 76,000 miles
My son was driving my 2005 Ford Taurus home from church on Easter Sunday when it just suddenly stopped moving forward. He got over to the side of the road, and we had AAA come and tow it to an Aamco where we dropped the keys and will await the expected horrible news. I bought my car from CarMax back in 2006, with only 17,000 miles on it. I really wish I had known then what I am finding out now. I can't believe this was not a recall, with the amount of people who have been having trouble with it! I am all for a class action lawsuit, and can't believe one hasn't been filed yet. We must have some kind of recourse! I am so done with Ford and especially the Taurus. I had hoped to get a newer one at some point, but I will NOT buy another Ford Taurus EVER AGAIN. I am just waiting for the $2,000-$5,000 bad news, for a freaking car that I still owe over $5,000 on! I really wish the woman who urged us to call Ford and complain would have left the contact information, because I would so love to call them and give them a piece of my mind! This is so aggravating because I don't have the money to spend on a torque converter/shift repair. I HATE YOU FORD, YOU NEED TO BE STOPPED!!!
2011Apr 24
Taurus SE
- Automatic transmission
- 52,944 miles
Like many others on this site, I was driving and with no warning, the car's RPMs increased suddenly, and I let go of the gas pedal. I coasted to a stop sign, then tried every gear and the engine revved like it was in neutral. I had it towed to the ford dealer, and the next day i got a repair estimate of $2984 plus tax. That's well over half the blue book value of the car. Not even 53000 miles and it's not worth fixing.
2011Apr 08
Taurus SEL V6
- Automatic transmission
- 130,000 miles
I have a 2005 ford Taurus. It was running great until a day ago (04-08-2011) and just like that the transmission would not engage! I never had a problem up to now! I checked the fluid and there is fluid in the transmission. I checked the fluid after the car warmed up, in gear with the emergency brake on, the fluid was not hot or warm. The motor sound like it is running freely now. I can't understand it, the car was running great and now it will not move in any gear.
2010Sep 17
Taurus V6
- Automatic transmission
- 54,000 miles
Just the body style of a Ford Taurus alone was unappealing to me, but the price was right (now i see why) and being a previous Ford Probe owner (that I sooo loved 130+ miles with not 1 problem) I thought I could over look the Taurus body style, wish I hadn't.
Thank goodness I was close to home when I began to hear a loud and very strange noise. I stop the car put it in park and checked under the hood. Unable to see anything wrong as far as smoking or anything else I got back in the drivers seat and proceeded to put the car in drive. I put my foot on the gas and listened to my engine rev up and felt me still sitting in the same spot.
I figured it was the transmission cause i noticed a few small leaks in my driveway w/ a pinkish or reddish color for a couple of months called a shop to check it out and the day before me taking it it went out. Torque converter went out.This vehicle should be recalled!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! no vehicle w/ less than 60,000 mls should have any major repairs such as this. I'm going foreign from here on out! Will take the chance of not being able to stop my car(Toyota) if thats the only way to get a recall
2011Mar 26
Taurus
- Automatic transmission
- 78,000 miles
We purchased our Ford Taurus in 2007 with 38000 miles.In November of 2009 we had to have the transmission replaced at a cost of $2720. We had a year warranty from Aamco and thought this car would last us for awhile. Now is is March 2011, and the transmission is failing again...loud knocks when shifting from second to third. The car has only 78,000 miles and has been well maintained. We just put four new brakes on and had a tuneup ($800) What is wrong with Ford that they haven't issued a recall for this car when there are so many complaints???We cannot afford to have this car fixed again. I want to buy American, but am now reluctant to ever purchase a Ford again.
2011Mar 21
Taurus SE 3.0L
- Automatic transmission
- 75,000 miles
Ridiculous FORD obviously an inherent design flaw with you Transmission/Torque Converter units. Can you say Class Action Law Suit? Maybe its FORD that should be testifying before congress on inferior product not Toyota.
Same issue as everyone else automatic transmission simply stops working with no warning. My car transmission oil was good condition, red color,not burnt, and no impurities, car shifted normally going to work. Returning home went up slight incline transmission disengaged. I suspect it is the torque converter. The real question FORD is why? I am a Manufacturing Engineer so fixing problems is second nature to me. However, for a transmission to have a latent failure such as this speaks volumes of inferior design. FORD MOTOR YOU NEED TO RECALL everyone of these lemons. You guessed it next car will be Foreign. I have supported Ford Motors by purchasing five different FORD vehicles in the past well not anymore if this is the Quality they brag about I don't want anymore of it. PISS OFF FORD
2011Mar 15
Taurus SE 3.0L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 52,000 miles
I bought my 2005 Taurus in 2007 after having owned a 1995 Taurus. I loved the 1995 and was happy to buy another one. Yesterday I left for work and got 2 blocks when the car lost all gears. No warning nothing. I had it towed and was told that the Transmission had to be fixed. For a car with less that 52,000 miles on it this was the last thing I expected or needed. We have always maintained our vehicles and never expected this. Not only is this an inconvenience for us but the cost to fix this is not something we need now. After researching this problem it seems that many other people have encountered the same problem. Why hasn't Ford issued a recall on this problem. You would think they would stand by their product and not want to risk losing customers. I know that fixing the problem is cheaper that buying another car but I would like to see Ford offer some compensation to the owners of these vehicles. I will think twice about buying another Ford.
2012May 14
Taurus SE 3.0L
Who wants to start a class action suit? I just bought this for my daughter couldn't take it down the road, but as soon as we bought it and went to drive home, rpm up but barely no movement.
sparkyzappa
West Townsend, MA, USA
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